The Commanders’ camp calendar got a little busier on Day 11 in Ashburn, and the timing made the whole day feel different. Miami came to town for a joint practice Wednesday morning, with the first preseason game waiting on Friday night.
Before the work began, head coach Dan Quinn laid out exactly what the session would look like. The focus was going to be on shorter periods, with plenty of 1-on-1 work, red-zone reps, 7-on-7s, team periods, drive-the-ball work, two-minute drills and the kind of you-call-it segments that let both sides get a clean look at competition without turning the day into a full-on game plan session.
Quinn didn’t give much away about who would suit up against the Dolphins on Friday. He said that information would stay under wraps until game day. Still, the picture is pretty clear: the first-team players who get a heavy workload in the joint practices likely won’t be asked to do much, if anything, in the preseason opener.
On the field, Jayden Daniels kept building on what has already become a theme of this camp. By all accounts, he turned in an excellent practice and continued showing the pinpoint accuracy that has been a regular feature of his summer.
Daniels also met with reporters after practice, along with linebacker Leo Chenal, while other players handled interviews on the field.
No tackling today:
No gameplanning:
Competition:
Starters playing Friday night:
Jayden Daniels
Colson Yankoff
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